Date: 2/2/2009 - 2/6/2009
Topic: Selected Topics in Internal Medicine
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Location: Maui, HI
Contact: 800/323-2688
Specialty: Internal Medicine
This course is designed to update internists, family medicine specialists and other primary care providers on a variety of topics pertaining to internal medicine. Upon completion of the program, participants should be able to manage medications in a perioperative environment; recognize and manage infections due to resistant organisms; evaluate treatment options for smoking cessation and much more. CME credit will be available.
Date: 2/15/2009 - 2/20/2009
Topic: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice: Update on Inpatient and Outpatient Infectious Diseases
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Location: Big Island, HI
Contact: 415/476-4251
Specialty: Primary Care
The target audience of this course is primary care physicians and other clinicians who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. There will be lectures, case discussions and interactive sessions on such topics as common infections like respiratory tract infections; urinary tract infections; HIV-related infectious diseases; and Hepatitis A to Z. CME credit will be available.
Date: 3/6/2009 - 3/10/2009
Topic: 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatologists
Sponsor: AAD: American Academy of Dermatologists
Location: San Francisco, CA
Contact: 866/503-7546
Specialty: Internal Medicine
This multi-faceted meeting will be of interest not only to dermatologists but also to primary care physicians. There will discussions of global issues such as aquatic and tropical dermatology. ABC news correspondent Sam Donaldson will return this year to deliver a plenary address. In addition, courses on practice management, legal and ethical issues and office design will complement this wide-ranging meeting. CME credit will be available.
Date: 3/13/2009 - 3/17/2009
Topic: Annual Meeting
Sponsor: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Location: Washington, DC
Contact: 414/272-6071
Specialty: Internal Medicine
A variety of sessions at the annual meeting will revolve around food allergy and complementary and alternative medicine. There will also a World Allergy Forum: New Insights into Immunology for Allergic Disorders with speakers representing countries from around the world. CME will be available.
Date: 3/19/2009 - 3/21/2009
Topic: An Overview of Perioperative Medicine 2009: From Outpatient Assessment to Inpatient Postoperative Care
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Location: San Antonio, TX
Contact: 800/323-2688
Specialty: Primary Care
This course is intended for primary care physicians, general internists and subspecialists and other physicians and clinicians interested in the assessment and management of perioperative patients. There will be a collaborative faculty of multi-specialty experts from both the Mayo Clinic and Jefferson Medical College. CME credit will be available.
Date: 3/28/2009 - 3/31/2009
Topic: 58th Annual Scientific Session
Sponsor: American College of Cardiology
Location: Orlando, FL
Contact: 202/375-6000
Specialty: Cardiology
The session features the most innovative findings in cardiovascular sciences as well as the most clinically relevant practical applications. This year the annual meeting will be partnering with Innovation in Intervention: i2 Summit. The joint conference will feature live case sessions, oral presentations and state-of-the-art lectures by world-renowned experts. CME credit will be available.
Date: 4/4/2009 - 4/7/2009
Topic: ASA 34th Annual Conference
Sponsor: American Society of Andrology
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Contact: 847/619-4909
Specialty: Internal Medicine
This meeting is relevant to all physicians and allied health care workers, regardless of specialty, who are interested in the physiology of male reproduction. Among the program highlights will be symposia on topics such as Regulation of Male Fertility: The Ying and the Yang; Ejaculation and Ejaculatory Dysfunction; and Excurrent Genital Tract. CME credit will be available.